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Red herring
What's the meaning of the phrase 'Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring'?
'Red herring' is a shortened form of the earlier expression 'neither fish, nor flesh, nor good red herring'. It describes something which is deliberately misleading or diverting attention from the real issue.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring'? - the quick version
The term 'red herring' is believed to come from the practice of dragging a smoked herring across the trail of a hunting dog to throw it off the scent of its prey. In a figurative sense, a red herring can be used to divert attention from a problem or to create confusion.
What's the origin of the phrase 'Neither fish nor flesh, nor good red herring'? - the full story
Red herrings are salted herrings that turn a reddish colour during the smoking process. They have come to be synonymous with the deliberate false trails that are the stock in trade of 'who done it' thrillers.
The term has been used to refer to people as well as to fish for some centuries. The first known use of it in print is in the Heege Manuscripts, which are a collection of papers that document the ordinary life of the English people in the late Middle Ages. It was published around 1480.
The expression was well enough known in England for John Heywood to have included it in his 1546 glossary - A Dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the Prouerbes in the Englishe tongue.
She is nother fyshe nor fleshe, nor good red hearyng.
Fish was eaten by the clergy, flesh by the rich and the dried and smoked herrings by the poor. So this list of the foods eaten by all classes of society was a metaphor for 'encompassing all eventualities'.
How do we move from the actual herrings in that expression to the figurative 'throwing off the scent' meaning? One theory has it that the meaning derives from the practice of using the oily and smelly herrings to lay false trails for hunting dogs. This practice is well documented from as far back as the late 1600s and Nicholas Cox's The Sportsman's Dictionary: Or The Gentleman's Companion, 1686 describes it:
"The trailing or dragging of a dead Cat, or Fox, (and in case of necessity a Red-Herring) three or four miles... and then laying the Dogs on the scent."
It seems implausible that people laid false 'fishy' trails in order to deceive hounds so that their prey would escape. After all, there was no hunt saboteur movement in 1686, and who would have a motive to do that? It's more likely that the use of red herrings was a training exercise, intended to put the hounds on the scent rather than to throw them off it. Nevertheless, the laying of a scent trail for dogs does establish the linguistic 'surrogate' meaning for 'red herring' and the further step to 'deliberate deceit' isn't a large one.
Another theory is that the meaning derives from a trick played on one of his servants by the wealthy English clergyman Jasper Mayne. Mayne died in 1672 and willed large sums for the rebuilding of St Paul's Cathedral and to the poor people of his parishes of Cassington and Pyrton. He also willed to a servant "Somewhat that would make him Drink after his Death", which was left in a large trunk. When the trunk was opened the servant was disappointed to find that the bequest turned out to be a salted herring. The will doesn't mention a 'red herring', but a report of the event in Jacob's Poetical Register, 1719, does, so we can date the 'false representation' meaning to that date at the latest.
Of the two theories, the Mayne story seems the more compelling. It introduces the idea of a deliberate misdirection, which, unless we are to believe that people deliberately misdirected hounds, the other lacks.
Whatever the source, the figurative usage of the phrase was well established in UK by the early 1800s and had migrated to the USA by the middle of the century, as in this example from The New York Times, in May 1864:
But when the Emperor found that England would not join him in a war, he cleverly started the "red herring" of the Congress which he knew well enough was out of the question, but which has admirably answered his purpose of creating a diversion.
See other 'red' phrases:
Red-handed (caught)
See also: the List of Proverbs.


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I don't get tired of you. Don't grow weary
of being compassionate toward me!
All this thirst equipment
must surely be tired of me,
the waterjar, the water carrier.
I have a thirsty fish in me
that can never find enough
of what it's thirsty for!
Show me the way to the ocean!
Break these half-measures,
these small containers.
All this fantasy
and grief.
Let my house be drowned in the wave
that rose last night in the courtyard
hidden in the center of my chest.
Joseph fell like the moon into my well.
The harvest I expected was washed away.
But no matter.
A fire has risen above my tombstone hat.
I don't want learning, or dignity,
or respectability.
I want this music and this dawn
and the warmth of your cheek against mine.
The grief-armies assemble,
but I'm not going with them.
This is how it always is
when I finish a poem.
A great silence comes over me,
and I wonder why I ever thought
to use language.
From: Rumi – Like This
Versions by: Coleman Barks
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Richard Louv is a journalist and the author of eight books about the connections between family, nature and community.
The value of nature as an essential aspect of our health, creativity, intelligence and wellbeing is often overlooked. Yet when nature is diminished, so are we.
Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods and The Nature Principle, uses the term nature-deficit disorder to explain the correlation between an increase in social, mental and physical health problems with less time spent in nature in our increasingly busy and technology-driven lives.
ACF is delighted to be hosting Connected by Nature: In conversation with Richard Louv, a series of public events in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide from February 22-26.
Richard Louv argues that by tapping into the restorative powers of nature - by getting a strong hit of 'vitamin nature' - we can boost mental agility and creativity; promote health and wellbeing; build smarter and more sustainable businesses, communities, and economies; and ultimately strengthen human bonds.
Connected by Nature: In conversation with Richard Louv will offer renewed optimism while challenging us to rethink the way we live.
For individual event details and to purchase tickets, click on each event below.
For a list of some of the organizations building the children and nature movement in Australia, click here.


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NORD gratefully acknowledges John F. Mantovani, MD, Medical Director, Mercy Kids Autism and Therapy Center, Mercy Children's Hospital-St. Louis, for assistance in the preparation of this report.
Landau Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare childhood disorder characterized by the loss of language comprehension (auditory verbal agnosia) and verbal expression (aphasia) in association with severely abnormal electroencephalographic (EEG) findings during sleep and clinical seizures in most patients.
The symptoms typically begin between the ages of three and seven years although the condition may rarely occur in children as young as 18 months of age. Affected children often appear to have acquired deafness since they fail to respond to verbal language and in some cases to nonverbal sounds. A significant minority of children with LKS also develops serious behavioral dysfunction, including hyperactivity, temper outbursts, or withdrawn behaviors but rarely the severe social impairments seen in autism spectrum disorders.
Approximately 70% of affected children have obvious seizures, most often focal with or without alteration of awareness and/or atypical absence in type.
The cause of Landau-Kleffner syndrome is unknown although a spectrum of epileptic conditions including LKS has been described in individuals with GRIN2A gene mutations and other candidate genes including RELN, BSN, EPHB2 and NID2 have been suggested. The response in some patients to immunosuppression has raised the question of autoimmune and other inflammatory mechanisms as potential contributors.
Landau-Kleffner syndrome is a rare disorder that affects twice as many males as females. Affected siblings and discordant monozygotic twins have been reported rarely.
In additional to language regression, the diagnosis requires the presence of severely epileptiform activity on EEG, particularly during non-REM sleep. Additional testing may include magnetoencephalography. Brain imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is recommended to exclude structural lesions since several cases have resulted from brain tumors. Other testing including behavioral and/or brainstem evoked audiometry and standardized psychometric and speech/language testing are helpful to exclude hearing loss and provide the basis for therapies to aide in recovery.
The standard therapeutic approach begins with antiepileptic drugs, particularly "spike-suppressing" medications such as divalproex, ethosuximide, levitiracetam, and benzodiazepines. Some authors have suggested using a combination of corticosteroids and pulse benzodiazepines. Other antiepileptic drugs that may be beneficial are lamotrigine and felbamate.
A supportive team approach for children with Landau-Kleffner syndrome may help to reestablish some communication skills. Appropriate speech and language therapy is important for affected children. Augmentative and alternative communication devices and even sign language training may be useful for some affected children with little or no understanding of language. Special education classes for children with severe speech and language disorders may prove beneficial as well.
When antiepileptic drugs are ineffective, other approaches include the ketogenic diet or treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin. Calcium-channel blocking drugs may also be beneficial. A neurosurgical procedure called multiple subpial transection (MST) has been used in some centers for children who fail to improve linguistically within two years and for those who develop steroid dependency or toxicity.
Information on current clinical trials is posted on the Internet at www.clinicaltrials.gov. All studies receiving U.S. government funding, and some supported by private industry, are posted on this government web site.
For information about clinical trials being conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD, contact the NIH Patient Recruitment Office:
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Some current clinical trials also are posted on the following page on the NORD website:
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Mantovani JF. Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. In: The NORD Guide to Rare Disorders, Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2003:547-8.
Caraballo RH, Cejas N, Chamorro N, et al. Landau-Kleffner syndrome: A study of 29 patients. Seizure. 2014;23:98-104.
Conroy J, McGettigan PA, McCreary D, et al. Towards the identification of a genetic basis for Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Epilepsia 2014;55:858-65.
Devinsky O, Goldberg R, Miles D, et al. Episodic epileptic verbal auditory agnosia in Landau-Kleffner syndrome treated with combination diazepam and corticosteroids. J Child Neurol 2014;29:1291-8.
Lesca G, Rudolf G, Bruneau N, et al. GRIN2A mutations in acquired epileptic aphasia and related focal epilepsies and encephalopathies with specch and language dysfunction. Nat Genet 2013;45:1061.
Bast T, Richter S, Ebinger F, et al. Efficacy and tolerability of methylprednisolone pulse therapy in childhood epilepsies other than infantile spasms. Neuropediatrics 2014;45:378-85.
Stefanatos G: Changing perspectives on Landau-Kleffner Syndrome. The Clinical Neuropsychologist. 2011;25(6):936-988.
Robinson RO, Baird G, Robinson G, et al. Landau-Kleffner Syndrome: course and correlates with outcome. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2001;43:243-247.
Mantovani JF. Autistic regression and Landau-Kleffner syndrome: progress or confusion? Dev Med Child Neurol. 2000;42:349-353.
Lewine JD, Andrews R, Chez M, et al. Magnetencephalographic patterns of epileptiform activity in children with regressive autistic spectrum disorders. Pediatrics.1999;104:405-418.
Kaga M. Language disorders in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. J Child Neurol. 1999;14:118-22.
Lagae LG, et al. Successful use of intravenous immunoglobulins in Landau-Kleffner syndrome. Pediatr Neurol. 1998;18:165-8.
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Fayad MN, et al. Landau-Kleffner syndrome: consistent response to repeated intravenous gamma-globulin doses: a case report. Epilepsia.1997;38:489-94.
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Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM). The Johns Hopkins University. Landau-Kleffner Syndrome; LKS. Entry No: 245570. Updated 9/8/15 Available at: http://omim.org/entry/245570 Accessed March 13, 2018.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Randy Foye scored 20 points, Derrick Favors had a season-high 19 and the Utah Jazz beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-98 on Saturday night.
Utah (22-19) used a 31-point third quarter to take a 16-point lead into the fourth. The Jazz have won five of their last six, and six straight over the Cavs.
Dion Waiters led the Cavs (10-32) with 23 points off the bench. Kyrie Irving added 18 points but started 1 of 7 from the field before finishing 7 of 20.
Waiters helped get Cleveland within 10 with a 12-point fourth, but the Jazz continued to get second and third chances to seal the win.
Former Jazz swingman C.J. Miles added 12 points in his return to Salt Lake City, but shot 4 of 11, including 1 of 6 from 3-point range.
The Cavs shot just 41 percent and were outscored 46-36 in the paint and 21-5 on the fast break.
Utah led 53-48 at the break but Foye's hot hand quickly widened the gap in the third.
His third 3-pointer keyed a 9-0 Utah run that pushed the Jazz lead to 67-54 with 8:02 left in the third.
Jamaal Tinsley started the run with a layup and Al Jefferson capped it with a powerful dunk after faking out Tyler Zeller.
Utah's bench outscored Cleveland's 51-38, with Enes Kanter adding 14 on 7-of-8 shooting.
Favors started 7 of 7 before missing his final four shots and grabbed eight rebounds.
In the second quarter, Favors pushed Utah's lead to seven points as he scored the first six for the Jazz, starting 4 of 4 for nine points and five rebounds in seven minutes.
Irving finally got untracked in the period, hitting two shots in a row, including a 3-pointer that tied it at 43 with 3:31 left in the half.
DeMarre Carroll had nine points on 4-of-5 shooting in the second, with two rebounds and a steal in eight minutes to give Utah a five-point lead heading into halftime.
Irving struggled early against a harassing Jazz defense, missing open shots, contested shots and having Favors swat one away.
His counterpart, 34-year-old Tinsley, opened 2 of 3, his 3-pointer with 3:16 left in the first giving the Jazz a 21-20 lead. He finished with 11 points. Utah led 26-23 after one.
The road-weary Cavs have an NBA-high 32 losses, and finished their five game road trip 1-4.
The Jazz were well-rested, having not played since Monday's 104-97 win over the Miami Heat.
They climbed several spots in the Western Conference during their four days off and entered Saturday night in seventh place.
Utah is trying to make the most of this stretch in which it plays 14 of 19 at home. The Jazz improved to 13-4 at home.
NOTES: The loudest cheer came in the first quarter when former Jazz coach Jerry Sloan was shown on the big screen. . Waiters had the highlight reel dunk over Favors with 10:10 left in the half. Waiters was 3 of 3 for eight points in the second. . Gordon Hayward started 0 of 5 for Utah and finished with five points.
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Make Room: Small Space-Saving & Flat-Pack Furniture 'Mat'
No matter how small you make them, most transforming furniture objects end up taking up at least some space in their smallest configuration. Not so with this floor mat – a singular design object that folds flat to the floor but is filled with all kinds of creative surprises.
Dubbed the 'Land Peal', this design idea from Shin Yamashita works just like an area rug or colorless carpet when not otherwise in use – but contains a hidden desk, secret chair and other cool stuff in its flat folds. It is intentionally nondescript – the only decorative touches being splashes of primary colors indicating functional purposes within an otherwise gray field.
Made for modern small-space living (be it a dorm apartment or condo interior), this furniture piece can be folded out in various ways to create a number of spatial configurations through functional lounging, seating and working surfaces.
Need a desk to do some work on? Fold up two panels and you have it. Want some space to lay back in? A few flips and you can create back rests that lean at various angles, which in turn becomes a leg rest for when you are fully lying down. For anything from homework to watching television, conversing to sleeping, this would make an awesome addition to any shared or private interior space – living room, bedroom or (of course) even a kids' playroom.


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Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux.
It features excellent integration with IEEE 1394 for capture, VTR
control, and recording back to the camera. It captures video to disk
in raw DV or AVI format in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate
audio stream) encodings.
Kino does not support other video file formats or encodings, but it
can import them by transcoding with FFmpeg and optionally MEncoder.
This requires libavc1394, libiec61883, libdv, ffmpeg, and libquicktime.
This requires: libavc1394, libdv, libiec61883, libquicktime, ffmpeg
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Hello stamping friends!!
Make sure to scroll down for our latest challenge
It's time for a Design Team Call!!
Would you like to be on our team?
Then come enter our DT call!!
The requirements are:
~ Create a card for the challenges every-other Friday using a Wags 'n Whiskers stamp
~ Comment on challenge participants creations.
The DT Term is a minimum of 6 months, but you would most likely be welcome to stay longer!
If you are interested in being on our team, please link your blog below.
**Please write the country you are from (for instance: Lacey USA, etc)**
The call will run for 2 weeks ending on Friday, March 6th at 7pm EST/Midnight GMT
You will be contacted shortly after if you have been chosen for the team.
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If you make the team, you will be provided with WnW stamps to use.
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Mosquitoes concentrated most heavily in the Southeast and Southwest
By Sebastien Malo
NEW YORK, June 10 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Mosquitoes that can transmit the Zika virus have been found to live in nearly all U.S. states, according to maps released this week by authorities trying to assess the public health threat.
The maps show the two breeds of virus-carrying mosquitoes, the yellow fever and the Asian tiger mosquito, can live in the nation's northernmost states of Michigan, New Hampshire, Washington state and Minnesota, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Zika, which has been linked to numerous cases of the birth defect microcephaly in Brazil, has spread rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Microcephaly is marked by small head size that can lead to severe developmental problems in babies.
In the United States, Zika has only been found in the territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The mosquitoes, whose scientific names are Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, were concentrated most heavily in the U.S. Southeast and Southwest, according to the CDC maps that break each state down to its individual counties.
The maps (http://tmsnrt.rs/1U5nP8t and http://tmsnrt.rs/1U5njHx) utilized data back to 1995, including information from the CDC, university researchers and local health departments.
The Asian tiger mosquito, which lives in semi-rural settings, was captured at least once in 40 states, while the yellow fever mosquito, which prefers urban areas, was found in 26 states, the CDC said.
Overall, they were found in roughly a third of the 3,141 counties in the United States, it said.
"Accurate and up-to-date information for the geographical ranges of Ae. aegypti and Ae. albopictus in the United States is urgently needed," authors of a paper containing the maps wrote this week in the Journal of Medical Entomology.
On Thursday, the World Health Organization advised women living in areas where Zika is being transmitted to delay getting pregnant, advice already given by several countries where the virus is in widespread transmission.
The connection between Zika and microcephaly came to light last fall in Brazil, which has confirmed more than 1,400 cases of microcephaly it considers to be related to Zika infections in mothers.
(Reporting by Sebastien Malo, Editing by Ellen Wulfhorst. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit http://news.trust.org)
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(visited by Frank Mahoney, Joan Mahoney, Alowisius Batlayeri and Bernard Bivak)
18-May-2008 -- We visited this site while bird-watching in Wasur National Park. We met park rangers Alo and Bernard at the national park office in Merauke. They were excellent guides and great companions during our brief visit. The site can be reached by a dirt road that runs north from the town of Sato parallel to the border of Papua New Guinea. The road is rough going in some areas and not passable during the rainy season (Jan-May). There are numerous military check points along the route and it is necessary to check in at each one to continue going north. Wasur National Park is a unique wetland environment with diverse wildlife and interesting residents. Accommodation can be found in Merauke, although the hotels don't see many tourists. The park office is great and arrange day visits or camping excursions into the park.


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Programming Scanners
A great place to start is right in the scanner box, where a user manual is included. Or you can search the web for blogs or other online resources for help. Uniden also has a customer support phone number (1-800-297-1023).
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15 Nights | 15-DAY SOUTHERN CARIBBEAN FROM NEW YORK
About New Orleans, Louisiana
You will visit the following 10 places:
San Juan
San Juan, officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista (Municipality of the Capital City, Saint John the Baptist), is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2000 census, it has a population of 658,304 making it the 42nd-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico ("Rich Port City"). Puerto Rico's capital is the second oldest European-established city in the Americas, after Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. Several historical buildings are located in San Juan; among the most notable are the city's former defensive forts, Fort San Felipe del Morro and Fort San Cristóbal, and La Fortaleza, the oldest executive mansion in continuous use in the Americas.
Oranjestad, known as ("Orange Town"), is the capital and largest city of Aruba. In the local language, Papiamento, Oranjestad is also often referred to simply as "Playa". The city consists of hundreds of local stores where tourists usually buy their keepsakes. The city is also home to some of the island's local residents and also many governmental buildings. Along the main "drag" (Sasakiweg street) you will find most tourist walking around and shopping and can also see the cruise ships that bring more and more external tourism into the island everyday. Close to the cruise ships is the island's largest marina where you can find great docking space for your vessel.
St Lucia
St. Lucia, known for its distinctive mountains, is an island that travellers dream about - a small, lush tropical gem that has volcanic beaches and fishing villages as well as luxurious resorts. The volcanic island of Saint Lucia is more mountainous than most Caribbean islands, and its dramatic twin coastal peaks, the Pitons, form the island's most famous landmark.
New York City
New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York metropolitan area. The city has a significant impact on global commerce, finance, media, culture, art, fashion, research, education, and entertainment. As host of the United Nations Headquarters, it is also an important center for international affairs. The city is often referred to as ''New York City'' or the ''City of New York'', to distinguish it from the state of New York, of which it is a part. Located on a large natural harbor on the Atlantic coast of the Northeastern United States, New York City consists of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island.
San Miguel de Cozumel
Cozumel is an island in the Caribbean Sea off the eastern coast of Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatán Channel. The island is covered with mangrove forest which has many endemic animal species. Cozumel is a flat island based on limestone, resulting in a karst topography. There are a number of visitors to the island's balnearios, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The main town on the island is San Miguel de Cozumel. The islands belongs to Cozumel Municipality of the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 150,000. Willemstad is home to the Curaçao synagogue, the oldest surviving synagogue in the Americas.
New Orleans
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area, (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner) has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population of 1,360,436 as of 2000. The city/parish alone has a population of 343,829 as of 2010. The city is named after Philippe d' Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the "most unique" city in America.
Ocho Rios
Ocho Rios (Spanish for "Eight Rivers") is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Just outside the city, travelers and residents can visit Columbus Park, where Columbus supposedly first came on land, and see maritime artifacts and Spanish colonial buildings. Ocho Rios was once a fishing village but it's now a resort with a cruise ship harbor and a busy bay beach that's lined with hotels. Scuba diving and other water sports are offered in the town's vicinity. The name "Ocho Rios" is a misnomer because there are not eight rivers in the area. It is most likely a British corruption of the original Spanish name "Las Chorreras" ("the waterfalls"), a name given to the village because of the nearby Dunn's River Falls - (a famous waterfall and a major Caribbean tourist attraction that receives thousands of visitors each year).
George Town
George Town is a city situated on Grand Cayman island of the Cayman Islands. It serves as the capital of the Cayman Islands, in the British West Indies. As of 2007, the city had a population of 28,836, making it the second largest city (by population) of all the British Overseas Territories. George Town's famous Seven Mile Beach is a long crescent of coral-sand beach extending up to the West Bay region of Grand Cayman and is the most popular and populated area for tourists on the island.
Philipsburg is the main town and capital of the country of Sint Maarten. The town is situated on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond. It functions as the commercial center of Saint Martin island, whereof Sint Maarten encompasses the southern half. As of 2011, it has 1,327 inhabitants. Philipsburg also has a port that is visited by many cruise liners, ships like Celebrity Solstice, Crown Princess,Disney Magic, and since 2010, Oasis of the Seas & Anthem of the Seas.


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Ilex Crenata 'Convexa' (30cm)
Regular price £24.50
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This relatively compact and easy to grow evergreen shrub can be left to grow naturally, but in Japan (from where it originates), it is often seen clipped to form topiary. Therefore, it makes a wonderful alternative to Buxus, and can be shaped to form balls, pyramids, clouds or hedging. 'Convexa' is a female Ilex, so provided there is a male holly nearby (to cross-pollinate the flowers), it will also go on to produce lots of glossy black fruit in autumn.
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- Great alternative to Buxus
- Slow growing
- Low maintenance
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Nationwide Shipping
Our Nationwide Shipping service provides shipping on an expanding range of select items across our website. Our shipping aims to delivery your parcel within 2-3 working days of placing your order. For shipping we have a few different delivery options depending on the item/s weight you have ordered:
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£9.99 Per Pot. We won't hide behind a fake 'Free Shipping' and massively inflate our prices to cover the cost of shipping. We want a fair price for quality pots & a fair price to get it to you safely. Shipping will cost this amount per pot as we package each pot individually in most cases with excess packaging to ensure no damage comes to your fragile ceramic pot during transit. |
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We package our ceramic pots & glass with as much packaging as we can in order to avoid damage in transit. Due to the weight of most pots & packaging, we must charge an appropriate amount to cover the cost of organising a 'fragile' delivery. Most courier services offer shipping based on weight which is exactly how we frame our delivery costs.
Costs involved when shipping a fragile item (Ceramic pots):
Shipping box, tape, excess bubble wrap + buffer packaging for extra protection, Shopify payment percentage charge (2%+25p!), time taken to wrap, pack & arrange a courier collection as well as cost of courier collection.
We aim to offer this service as competitively as possible but we would just like to make you aware of the costs involved when it comes to packaging a fragile item. Thank you for understanding.
Collection & Shipping Times
All items ordered via nationwide shipping are picked and packed as swiftly as we can. From the moment you place your order to when we have picked and packed and arranged a courier is usually about 1 day to organise amongst us. A courier will collect your parcel the next day after being arranged to collect. Shipping is usually around 2-3 working days depending on when you order.
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Breeding decision trees using genetic algorithms
Posts tagged preference bias
Mar 15th
What is GATree?
This work is an attempt to overcome the use of greedy heuristics and search the decision tree space in a natural way. More specifically, we make use of genetic algorithms to directly evolve binary decision trees in the conquest for the one that most closely matches the target concept. On doing so we adopt a natural representation of the search space using actual decision trees and not binary strings. We couple our objective with a simplification motivation. We use GAs to robustly evolve accurate as well as simple decision trees.
Preference VS Procedural Bias
A preference bias is based on the learner's behavior while a procedural bias is based on the learner's design. For example, C4.5 is biased towards accurate, small trees (preference bias) and uses the gain-ratio metric and minimum-error pruning (different procedural biases). A preference bias is most often desirable since it determines the characteristics of the produced tree. On the other hand, an inadequate procedural bias may severely affect the quality of the output. The proposed search imposes a new weak procedural bias, one that ambien side effects allows vigrx plus penisvergr erung the concept learner to consider a relative large number of hypotheses, in a relative efficient manner. The proposed weak bias employs global metrics of tree quality. We thus shift from "how to induce a tree" (standard, impurity-based induction) to "what criteria an induced tree must satisfy".
What is special about GATree?
(a) GATree can continue decision tree evolution for as long as needed. If we have ample resources then we can expect an increasingly best-fit decision tree. Also, we can stop the evolution whenever the results are satisfactory since we evolve complete solutions to the problem.
(b) GAtree allows the user to select the characteristics of the resulting decision tree. Its easy to prefer smaller or more accurate trees.
(c) GAtree can provide a set of totally different decision trees that are close matches to the solution space. All those trees can be used alternatively to the best-fit one.
(d) There are certain domains where statistical inducers can not produce optimal trees. GATree can overcome global or local minimums. Please read the papers that present this approach and its benefits


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Zip, Climb, and Fly over Beautiful Horseshoe Canyon. Whether you are staying in a Ranch cabin, at the campground, or just in the area for the day; the activities at Horseshoe Canyon will make your trip to the Ozarks one you will always remember.
Horseshoe Canyon Ranch has been selected by "American Cowboy" magazine and AOL Travel as one of the top Guest Ranches in North America. Come get a taste of the Ranch's activities, and when you do, you'll be back for more.
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- Human Resources checks the content of the contract for accuracy and consistency. Any questions or concerns are directed to the Academic Vice President or the appropriate Dean for further explanation, back up or correction.
- Approved contracts/codicils are initialed by HR and two copies are made (one for HR files and one for Payroll). Payroll will not process any contracts or codicils without HR approval.
- Contracts are then forwarded to the President for signature.
- Once signed by the President it is returned to HR. HR then approves the contract in the computer database, payroll receives an approved contract and one approved contract is emailed to the faculty member. The Faculty member prints out a copy of the contract signs it and return the two page contract to Human Resources where it is logged into the database by date received.
- Once the faculty member has returned the signed contract it is again logged into the computer on the receipt date. No paychecks can be processed until this step is completed.
- Periodically the database is checked for missing contracts and the Dean's Office is notified.
- Please note that faculty contracts are not effective or binding until all relevant immigration or visa applications are completed and approved by the appropriate government entities.
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Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear smartwatch for Sprint: ships October 4th with 'unlimited data for life'
As has become the norm, Sprint's primary differentiator is its "unlimited data for life" policy affixed to new flagships. Granted, the carrier isn't promising that the amount it charges for said data will remain the same for life, but at least you'll have the option to pony up for it. Following the footsteps of AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, Sprint has announced that its version of the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy Gear watch will arrive on shelves October 4th. The former will cost $349.99 on a two-year contract (a full $50 more than most of its rivals), while the latter will go for $299.99 outright. Outside of being compatible with Sprint's LTE airwaves and including a bit of carrier-branded bloatware, the handset itself will be the same one that we've previewed extensively.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Available on Oct. 4 with Sprint Unlimited Data Guarantee for Life
Galaxy Gear conveniently brings innovative wearable smartphone technology to your wrist
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (BUSINESS WIRE), September 23, 2013 - Samsung Galaxy Note® 3 and Galaxy Gear™ will be available from Sprint beginning Friday, Oct. 4, in all sales channels, including Sprint Stores, Business Sales, Web Sales and Telesales at 1-800-SPRINT1.
Built on Android™ 4.3, Jelly Bean, Galaxy Note 3 will be available in Classic White and Jet Black and costs $349.99 with a new line or eligible upgrade and two-year service agreement. Available in Jet Black, Oatmeal Beige and Wild Orange, Galaxy Gear will be available for $299.99. (Prices exclude taxes.)
Galaxy Note 3 smartphone customers can sign up for Sprint's new Unlimited, My WaySM plan or My All-inSM plan with talk, text and data while on the Sprint network. The Sprint Unlimited GuaranteeSM gives customers unlimited talk (calls to any wireline or mobile phone), text and data while on the Sprint network for the life of the line of service1. Sprint is the only national carrier to offer this guarantee. Customers can also take advantage of Sprint One UpSM, a new upgrade program that gives customers the ability to upgrade their smartphone every 12 months and get our best smartphone plan, Unlimited, My WaySM starting at just $65 a month2 (excluding taxes and surcharges).
Galaxy Gear introduces the smartphone experience to wearable gear. It features a 1.63-inch Super AMOLED® display and 1.9-megapixel camera. When paired with Galaxy Note 3, the user is connected to discreet notifications, hands-free calling, media/music control and S Voice™ access. Other key features include:
Smart Relay™: Quick Glance Notification alert for incoming calls, messages and more on Galaxy Gear. When you pick up Galaxy Note 3, it will intuitively open the appropriate application to save you time.
Smart Lock: Automatically lock or unlock Galaxy Note 3 with Galaxy Gear as soon as Galaxy Gear is within a 5-foot radius of Galaxy Note 3.
Find My Device: Galaxy Gear can be used to find Galaxy Note 3 by remotely triggering an alarm when within Bluetooth® range. Galaxy Note 3 can also be used the same way to find Galaxy Gear.
"Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with Galaxy Gear provides our customers with a wireless experience like no other," said David Owens, vice president-Product Development, Sprint. "Sprint and Samsung have been partners in innovation for many years, and this combination of the right device on the right rate plans is exciting for our customers. While other wireless providers are moving away from unlimited service, we know these types of devices will only increase the amount of data our customers use each month, and they shouldn't be restricted to using their smartphones when their wireless provider wants; customers should be able to use their smartphone when they want, the way they want."
Galaxy Note 3 builds on the award-winning Galaxy Note family by offering a fast 2.3GHz quad-core processor for robust multitasking. The new Multi Window lets users seamlessly toggle between supported applications without closing a window or opening a new page. Additionally, Drag and Drop mode within the new Multi Window allows users to easily drag and drop text or image from one window to the other. Users can also run the same application in two different windows at the same time.
The 5.7-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display provides a beautiful viewing experience and enables enhanced multitasking capabilities that allow users to fully utilize the larger screen.
The new S Pen™ can be used for drawing sketches or writing notes but also plays an integral role in how users interface with the device. A simple click of the S Pen button while hovering over the screen introduces Air Command™. With Air Command, there is no need to toggle between screens, memorize commands or look up different menus. These five features make it faster and easier to get things done:
Action Memo™ allows users to handwrite a note and automatically execute a function or convert that handwritten information into formatted content. Action Memo can instantly initiate a call, add contacts, look up an address on a map, search the Web, save a task to a to-do list, and more.
Scrapbook enables users to organize or track down content and information from various sources, including the Web, YouTube and Gallery in one place so they can easily look back at collected content.
Screen Write captures the full screen image of the current page on the device and allows users to write comments on the captured image.
S Finder™ allows users to search for content on their device regardless of the type. By putting in keywords or filters such as date, location and content type, users can search related documents, events, communication threads, and even the Help page – all in one place. In addition, users can also search for handwritten content in their Notes and memo applications, as well as symbols and formulas.
Pen Window™ allows users to open a small application window for a true multitasking experience. By simply drawing a window of any size, anywhere on the screen, users can easily and quickly open another application window without pausing current activity on the screen.
For more advanced notetaking, the new S Note offers a comprehensive solution enabling users to easily write, organize, edit and browse notes and the Easy Chart feature. It can also be synced with Evernote or a Samsung account, and be enabled for access on different devices.
Galaxy Note 3 is a SAFE™ (Samsung for Enterprise) device, meaning it is a good solution for corporate Bring Your Own Device programs and includes support for corporate email, contacts and calendar via Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, VPN connectivity, on-device encryption and MDM integration. It also features the enhanced privacy and security protection provided by Samsung Knox™. Users can use Samsung Knox to run and store security-sensitive applications and data inside a protected container. Security inside the container is strengthened by the system-level protection of Samsung Knox against malware and phishing attacks as well as hacking attempts.
It features a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with camcorder, Smart Stabilization and LED flash, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera for video chat. Galaxy Note 3 also offers easy-to-use camera features, including:
Eraser Shot removes unwanted background distractions in your photos and videos with just one touch.
Drama Shot™ captures a time-lapse event all in one frame.
Additional features simplify and enhance the way users interact with Galaxy Note 3:
Easy Mode settings give new smartphone users or simplicity seekers the option to start out with a basic version of your home screen that keeps your favorite apps and features within reach.
Air View™ lets you hover your finger over photos, files, links and text for an instant preview.
WatchON™ simplifies searching and recommends TV, movies and sports according to personal tastes. With WatchON and the built-in IR blaster, Galaxy Note 3 functions as a remote control for home theater equipment.
S Beam™ quickly and easily shares files simply by tapping two S Beam-enabled smartphones together.
Sprint continues to bring a better wireless experience to customers across the country as it builds out its all-new 3G and 4G LTE network. Sprint now provides 4G LTE service in 185 markets nationwide and is aiming to provide LTE to 200 million people by the end of 2013. For the most up-to-date details on Sprint's 4G LTE portfolio and rollout, visit www.sprint.com/network.
About Sprint
Sprint offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint served more than 53 million customers at the end of the second quarter of 2013 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a national carrier in the United States; offering industry-leading mobile data services, leading prepaid brands including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless; instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. The American Customer Satisfaction Index rated Sprint as the most improved company in customer satisfaction, across all 47 industries, during the last five years. Newsweek ranked Sprint No. 3 in both its 2011 and 2012 Green Rankings, listing it as one of the nation's greenest companies, the highest of any telecommunications company. You can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com or www.facebook.com/sprint and www.twitter.com/sprint.
1The guarantee will apply to customers as long as they remain on the plan, meet the terms and conditions of the plan and pay their bill in full and on time. Price and phone selection subject to change.
2Requires installment agreement with no down payment, 24 monthly payments (final payment amount varies; balance not to exceed full purchase price), 0% APR on approved credit, & a qualifying wireless plan. If you cancel wireless service, remaining balance on device becomes due. Offer is for well-qualified buyers, subject to credit approval. Tax due at sale. Restrictions apply.
Samsung, Galaxy, Galaxy Note, Galaxy Gear, Super AMOLED, S Voice, Smart Relay, S Pen, Air Command, Action Memo, S Finder, Pen Window, Samsung Knox, Drama Shot, S Beam, WatchON, and Air View are all trademarks of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Multi Window does not support all applications.
About Samsung SAFE™
SAFE™: "SAFE™" (Samsung for Enterprise) is a mark for a Samsung device which has been tested against Samsung's own internal criteria for interoperability with certain third party security-related solutions for MDM and VPN. The testing includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing which tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device. During the testing, the device is tested with the security solutions to see if the solutions work with the device as described by the third party security solution providers. The testing, for example, includes field testing with local network connection and menu tree testing which tests functionality of the solutions in conjunction with the Samsung device For more information about Samsung's SAFE™ program, please refer to www.samsung.com/us/safe.


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Tweens — ages 9 to 12 — and teens are often eager to explore the wide world of adult beauty and body care. And they do so with gusto. A 2008 study published by the Environmental Working Group found that American teenage girls use an average of 17 personal care products each day (adult women use 12). But according to the same study, conventional beauty products are especially harmful to growing bodies because certain ingredients (see below) interfere with proper hormone function during a time of rapid change. Such disruption can damage the reproductive system, bones, immunity, and more. Studies show that exposure to toxins, even at low levels, can prompt early breast development in girls and increase their risk of breast cancer later on.
"This age group wants to feel pretty and grown-up," says Kimberly Grustas, founder of Good For You Girls, a natural skin care brand specifically formulated for sensitive adolescent skin. "The conversation about choosing natural products can be the perfect time to discuss hormones with your tween or teen." In addition to avoiding synthetic preservatives, fragrances, and chemicals, tweens and teens need simple, gentle skin care — not the harsh exfoliating, firming, and antiaging products used by adults, which may harm young skin's ultrasensitive pH levels. The upshot: Natural companies such as MyChelle Dermaceuticals are starting to offer products developed specifically for the younger set.
Teens Turning Green is another option for concerned parents and young people. Teens from the California nonprofit Teens for Safe Cosmetics handpicked products by seven eco-friendly companies, including EO and Alaffia, to be sold under the Teens Turning Green seal. Each product — from deodorant to moisturizers — meets strict criteria for all-natural sourcing. For more, go to teensturninggreen.org.
Ingredients TO AVOID
Sodium laurel (laureth) sulfate


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Increase sales of your beautiful and creative arts and crafts!
A CraftID signature medallion is a best way to sign handmade crafts.
A CraftID helps you market your crafts, promote artwork, and boost competitiveness
whether you sell in a gallery, sell in person, or sell online.
I recently visited a well-known, upscale gallery filled with attractive artwork and handmade crafts. Each creative display was masterfully presented in the cozy gallery settings. I noticed a small group of curly maple jewelry boxes and inquiried as to the artisan and buyer's interest. The gallery owner's casual, but provocative response surprised me. She said 'no matter what we have, it never seems to be exactly what the buyer wants'. This could easily have been a discussion about handcarved figurines, hollow form woodturned vases, handmade quilts, acrylic paintings, woodcarvings or sculptural ironwork. As an artisan, how can you help the gallery curator or store owner sell your crafts and artwork? Short of selling in person how can you as the artist engage each customer and explain the artistry, creativity and craftsmanship in each work of art? How can you share your story that connects all your handiwork? What if each piece of art tells your story for you?
A CraftID is a signature medallion that presents your name, website, contact information, a QR code and much more.
CraftIDs can help market your work and tell your story. To be sure there are alternatives and options for signed crafts and artwork promotion. Learn from the masters why you should sign your art and craft works.


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Bill Watterson — American Cartoonist born on July 05, 1958,
William Boyd "Bill" Watterson II is an American cartoonist and the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson stopped drawing Calvin and Hobbes at the end of 1995 with a short statement to newspaper editors and his readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on licensing and comic syndication and his move back into private life after he was done drawing Calvin and Hobbes. Watterson was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, whose suburban Midwestern United States setting was part of the inspiration for Calvin and Hobbes... (wikipedia)


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Canada's federal housing agency expects the housing market to recover in the next two years after declines in home building, sales and prices.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. said in its annual market outlook Thursday that housing starts should come in at around 200,000 units in the next two years. That's above the roughly 194,000 expected this year but still well below the decade-high of almost 220,000 units in 2017.
"Housing starts are projected to stabilize in 2020 and 2021 at levels in line with long-run averages. This follows two years of declines from elevated levels in 2017," CMHC chief economist Bob Dugan said in the report.
Home sales, which have been dropping since 2016, are expected to increase in the next two years, with prices also going up, Dugan said.
READ MORE: UN report highlights 'abhorrent' housing conditions for Indigenous people
"Resale activity and house prices are expected to fully recover from recent declines, supported by growth in income and population."
Home sales reached 533,353 in 2016, but fell to 452,189 last year. By 2021 sales could reach somewhere between 498,500 and 519,100, the agency said.
The average home price hit $511,830 in 2017, but it's expected to come in at around $488,000 this year. CHMC said the average price could be between $539,800 and $569,600 by 2021.
Ontario and British Columbia are expected to lead in sales growth as disposable income grows above the national average, while price growth will be strongest in Ontario and Quebec and somewhat B.C.
The growth in sales and price is expected to come as economic growth recovers in the next two years, and the population is expected to grow to 38.3 million by 2021. That would be an additional 713,000 people from the 2019 population, and an increase of 2.17 million people from 2016.
CMHC warned that trade tensions and high household debt still present risks to the economy and housing market stability. It also said higher interest rates or a rise in unemployment could hit already strained budgets and put pressure on housing activity.
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Today on Pink Saturday, we are celebrating an achievement for me that has been a struggle at times. However, the blessings and pleasures have been worth it all. My three years at blogging fell on Beverly's Pink Saturday, combining the two. Since pinks are scarce on my post, go to http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog for some of the best.
On April 28, 2009, I was introduced to Mr.Blog by Coloradolady. Blog and I courted awhile trying to learn more about each other. We decided we could make it work and got hitched. It has been frustrating with a lot of mistakes, ups and downs along the way. In spite of it all, today we are celebrating our three year anniversary. There have been times I wanted to run Blog off when he makes changes or updates things without telling me. Even though our three years have not been perfect, the good out weighs the bad.
We had 649 friends following along with us until Blog acted up again and we lost some of them. Blog said he did not do it. It was Google that took away our followers. I am not sure who the culprit was, but I was not happy about it.
We have manged to share 810 highlights from our life. During the three years, we have had 50,781 visitors from all over the world.
The very best thing that has come from our relationship, is the meeting and getting to know so many great people. I never realized how quickly you can reach someone completely across the world in just the touch of a button. It has been an amazing experience for me. You have all blessed me tremendously over these three years with all your support. I am at a loss to the right words to show my appreciation to all my blogging friends. I am excited to see what the next few years will bring. Thanks to all of you for helping me and Blog stick it out.
I am sorry to say, after Blog's latest stunt, a divorce is possible in the future. In fact, this will be the last post for a few days or FOREVER. Blog is forcing the change or else. If I fail in this endeavor(and I will without help), then my blogging days are over. In case that happens, I want you all to know blogging has been such a joy for me and making so many great friends. Blogging put a new lease on life far me, kept my mind active and learned so much. It is very hard far old dog to learn new tricks. Thanks to all of you far making my life so much better during these three years.


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Vevey, 2 August 2010 – Nestlé today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Vitaflo, a Liverpool-based global provider of clinical nutritional products which has enjoyed double-digit growth in the order of 30% over the last 3 years. This strategic transaction allows Nestlé to enter the fast-growing global market for clinical nutrition products tailor-made for people with inherited metabolic disorders. This sector is growing rapidly as improved diagnosis and screening enable increasing numbers of cases to be detected, and new advances in science demonstrate the benefits of specialised nutrition as an integral part of clinical management. Vitaflo has approximate annual sales of CHF 40 million. The acquisition price is not disclosed.
Vitaflo's products are developed for infants, children and adults with genetic disorders that affect how food is processed by the body. These include phenylketonuria (PKU), maple syrup urine disease (MSUD) and homocystinuria (HCU). Inborn errors of metabolism are infrequent at an estimated 1 in 2,500-50,000 births depending on the disorder but persist from birth to adulthood. They constitute a significant proportion of genetic disorders detected in newborn babies.
Vitaflo's successful business model is underpinned by its leading science, research and product development. It is well aligned with Nestlé's global commitment to develop innovative nutritional solutions with proven health benefits, and to work with health care providers and caregivers in offering foods for people with specific nutritional needs.
"This acquisition is an excellent strategic fit, reinforcing our position in a rapidly growing segment of specialised nutrition. Vitaflo's science-based products complement and support our business in the area of high-technology personalised nutrition. Additionally, Vitaflo will benefit from Nestlé's commitment to innovation in nutrition, health and wellness. Our strong geographic presence will enable Vitaflo to enter into a global market," said Paul Bulcke, CEO of Nestlé.
Richard Laube, CEO of Nestlé Nutrition, said, "We are delighted to welcome Vitaflo into our company, whose people bring with them valuable expertise and know-how in clinical nutrition. This will help us to expand our innovation potential in the area of high quality products for infants, children and adults with very specific nutritional needs."
For more information about Vitaflo, please visit www.vitaflo.co.uk


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CFP Reminder: Fifth Annual Conference on the History of Recent Social Science, Feb 4
Call for Papers: Fifth Annual Conference on the History of Recent Social Science
## University of Zurich, Switzerland
## June 8-9, 2018
This two-day conference of the Society for the History of Recent Social Science (HISRESS; hisress.org) will bring together researchers working on the history of post-World War II social science. It will provide a forum for the latest research on the cross-disciplinary history of the post-war social sciences, including but not limited to anthropology, economics, psychology, political science, and sociology as well as related fields like area studies, communication studies, history, international relations, law and linguistics. We are especially eager to receive submissions that treat themes, topics, and events that span the history of individual disciplines.
The conference aims to build upon the recent emergence of work and conversation on cross-disciplinary themes in the postwar history of the social sciences. While large parts of history of social science scholarship still focus on the 19th and early 20th centuries and are attuned to the histories of individual disciplines, there is also a larger interest now in the developments spanning the social sciences in the early, late, and post-Cold War periods. Though each of the major social science fields has a community of disciplinary historians, research explicitly concerned with cross-disciplinary topics remains comparatively rare. The purpose of the conference is to further encourage fruitful cross-disciplinary conversations of recent years.
Submissions are welcome in areas such as:
* The uptake of social science concepts and figures in wider intellectual and popular discourses
* Comparative institutional histories of departments and programs
* Border disputes and boundary work between disciplines as well as academic cultures
* Themes and concepts developed in the history and sociology of natural and physical science, reconceptualized for the social science context
* Professional and applied training programs and schools, and the quasi-disciplinary fields (like business administration) that typically housed them
* The role of social science in post-colonial state-building governance
* Social science adaptations to the changing media landscape
* The role and prominence of disciplinary memory in a comparative context
The two-day conference will be organized as a series of one-hour, single-paper sessions attended by all participants. Ample time will be set aside for intellectual exchange between presenters and attendees, as all participants are expected to read pre-circulated papers in advance.
Proposals should contain no more than 1000 words, indicating the originality of the paper. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is February 4, 2018. Final notification will be given in early March 2018 after proposals have been reviewed. Completed papers will be expected by May 13, 2018.
The organizing committee consists of Jamie Cohen-Cole (George Washington University), Philippe Fontaine (École normale supérieure de Cachan), Catherine Herfeld (University of Zurich), and Jeff Pooley (Muhlenberg College).
All proposals and requests for information should be sent to: email@example.com.
Jeff Pooley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Media & Communication
Muhlenberg College
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I thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Brodie's essay and I think she brings up a terrific topic that's never really been discussed here at Book Club Exchange -- personal author visits. Ms. Brodie makes some very good points, and I'm curious to hear what you think!
Here's a question for all book club members: Do you enjoy having an author visit your club when you are discussing their book? Or does the author's presence muzzle honest debate?
I wondered about that after my debut novel, The Widow's Season, was published last June. Over the course of a few months I received more than a dozen invitations from book clubs in my home state of Virginia, asking me to talk to them in person. Other groups in distant states invited me to join them by phone. I was delighted, because I love conversations about books—whether my own books or another writer's. I've been a member of a book club for fifteen years, and as an English professor at Washington and Lee University, I spend a lot of time talking with young people about literature.
However, I worried that when I arrived at a new club, everyone would be on their best behavior, and no one would feel comfortable sharing their true opinions about my novel. Of course it's wonderful to meet with enthusiastic readers, but unanimous appeal is not the goal of most authors. There should always be a few disgruntled voices in each group.
I tried to instruct hostesses from day one—"I'd love to come, just tell your members that they should feel free to talk about what they don't like in my book, as well as what works for them." And whenever I faced a club that seemed too polite or flattering, I'd deliberately stir the pot by asking provocative questions: "My heroine isn't warm and fuzzy—she's absorbed in her grief. Could you still relate to her?" Or, "Did it bother you, not knowing whether this central character was alive or dead?" (The Widow's Season is about a young woman who believes that she is being haunted by her husband's ghost, but the husband's status remains mysterious through much of the book, which readers can find fascinating or annoying.)
I wanted to invite criticism, because the best conversations often emerge when readers disagree about a book, or are made uncomfortable by it. I'm a fan of Jane Austen, so I know that excellent authors can inspire hate, as well as love, and writers can learn much from hearing what readers did not value or understand in a novel. I will always remember the elderly widow at one reading group who chided me for creating a heroine who was not appreciative enough of her husband—a characteristic this woman felt was typical of today's younger generation of wives.
Of course, inviting criticism can be risky. There's always the possibility that no one in the club will like your book. Before a club invites an author, they should be sure that a few people in the group have read the book and will champion it. But an author's presence can be valuable regardless of whether or not the club likes the book at hand. Authors can share all sorts of stories about the writing process, the inspiration for their work, and the difficult world of publishers and agents.
These touchy issues don't arise with phone-in conversations. A group can enjoy a half-hour talk with an author, then hang up and hold their private assessment of a book. But telephone contact is no substitute for face-to-face interaction. Three months ago I skyped with a Washington D.C club that included several Asian women who were becoming fluent in English as a second language. One woman, Takako, who was out of town for the meeting, joined our conversation from Japan.
It was nice to speak to a reader on the other side of the world, but it was even more thrilling to meet her in person two months later, when I gave a talk at the Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington. I was signing copies of my new mother-daughter memoir, Love in a Time of Homeschooling, when Takako and her friend, Akiyo, walked up and handed me a gift bag full of tea and soap and a lavender sachet. With remarkable grace, they explained how honored they were to meet the author of a novel they had loved, and I replied that the honor was all mine.
That book club meeting sparked a moment of human connection that I will always treasure, and so I look forward to talking with other book clubs in the future, and sharing the especially human joy of reading.
Readers can always reach me through my website: http://laurabrodieauthor.com/
Laura Brodie is the author of Love in a Time of Homeschooling, a memoir that explores one year when she gave her ten-year-old daughter a break from her public school routine. She has also written a novel, The Widow's Season, and the nonfiction book Breaking Out: VMI and the Coming of Women.
Laura was born in Columbus, Ohio, and lived in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood before her family moved to Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated from Broughton High School in 1982 and attended Harvard College, where her favorite class was a poetry workshop wtih Seamus Heaney. She met her future husband, trumpeter John Brodie, on a Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra tour.
After graduating, she went on to earn a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia, and she now lives in Lexington, Virginia, where she divides her time between writing, teaching at Washington and Lee University, and raising three daughters. She is currently working on her second novel.
A huge thanks to Ms. Brodie for posing this very interesting question with us. What do you think? Have your book club ever met with an author in person or via telephone?
If you are interested in participating in a future Book Club Exchange, please contact me at bookingmama(at)gmail(dot)com.


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Press Release: Placer Sheriff's sergeant lends artistic talent
September 10, 2009
Bradford R. Fenocchio
District Attorney
10810 Justice Center Drive, Suite 240
Roseville, California 95678
For Immediate Release
Date: September 10, 2009
Art Campos
Public information Officer
Scott Owens
Assistant District Attorney
When folks in Placer County need a good charcoal drawing or the painting of a mural these days, they've been calling the law.
Specifically, they're contacting Sgt. Ty Conners of the Placer County Sheriff's Department, who has turned his hobby of art drawings into a side venture during his off-duty hours.
Conners, a 14-year veteran of the Sheriff's Department, was commissioned this month to paint a mural in the Placer County Multidisciplinary Interview Center in Roseville.
The center, better known as the MDIC, consists of trained professionals who interview child victims of sexual abuse or other felony mistreatment.
MDIC officials felt there was something missing in the room where they interview children under the age of 10. It was eventually decided that the room needed some artwork on the bare walls to make it a bit more "child friendly."
Sheriff's Lt. Mark Reed, who had worked with the MDIC as a detective, quickly recommended Conners.
"I'd seen his work before and he is an exceptional artist," Reed said. "He's also very good with kids and I knew he would be supportive of the project."
Conners is now in his second week of painting a colorful, acrylic mural on the walls of the interview room.
He is incorporating culturally-sensitive drawings of children playing in a backdrop of some of Placer County's more historic elements, such as the American River, forests and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Also in the drawing are the Auburn Firehouse, the Historic Courthouse, the No Hands Bridge, a locomotive and the statue of the gold miner that greets motorists at the Maple Street exit in Auburn.
Scattered within the mural are animals that are indigenous to Placer County, such as a bear, a deer, a raccoon, a mountain lion, a squirrel and a skunk. An owl sits in a treehouse and fish are depicted in the river.
Recreational aspects are also included. There's a drawing of a skier and another of a runner, and still another of a boy flying a kite.
Both Scott Owens, assistant district attorney, and Fiona Tuttle, coordinator of the MDIC, are excited with the work being done by Conners.
"He's done an excellent job of capturing the essence of Placer County while also creating a pleasant environment for child victims during the interviews," Owens said.
"One of our accreditation standards requires us to provide a safe, child-friendly environment," Tuttle said. "This mural will provide comfort and ease for children. It has many colors in it and this will help the child identify colors and shapes."
Conners will also try a 3-D effect by hanging fake leaves from the ceiling as if they are coming from the drawings of the trees. Replica gold nuggets will be placed in the drawing of the gold miner's pan.
"I'm also going to paint hidden pictures within the mural so that the kids can try to spot them," Conners said. "This will keep the child's mind occupied."
Conners, a native of Redwood City, said he caught the bug to draw pictures when he was in elementary school. It also helped that his mother was an artist, he said.
In high school, he took an art class and "that's when I got hooked," he said. His specialty became charcoal drawings.
As a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, he painted a mural in a hangar at McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento. It was a picture of cartoon character Yosemite Sam riding atop an airplane.
But he didn't get serious about his artwork until three years ago when he created his side venture called Art Creations by Conners, he said. Mostly through word of mouth, he's become a sought-after artist in Placer County.
"I've probably done over 100 paintings now," Conners said.
At the Sheriff's Department, Conners will be moving into the patrol division this weekend after working for several years at the Placer County jail.


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Who will be the last unmarried man standing?
No man in his right mind would want to get married, but every duke, earl, and viscount knows that a fellow must do his duty in the end. So four of London's most desirable gentlemen make a wager--the prize going to the one who remains unwed the longest.
Gideon Pearsall, Viscount Warton, thinks he has a fair shot at winning. After all, he's managed to enjoy the favors of many a lady while resisting the parson's noose. Even when he's stopped dead in his tracks by the most scandalous woman in all of London--Judith, Lady Chester--he vows to have her bedded but never wedded.
Beautiful, and more than a little bit naughty, Judith has always kept herself within the bounds of respectability, even while playing by her own rules. And the experience has taught her to avoid marriage. She has no desire to resist Warton's hot kisses, and his tempting touch is impossible to ignore.
But soon both Judith and Gideon can't help but wonder . . . is it possible to be a little bit wicked and still follow your heart?
- Publisher: Avon Books
- Publish Date: January 2007
- Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.4 pounds
- Page Count: 384
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How to Remotely Wipe a Mac
In an extreme situation, say a Mac is lost or stolen, you can remotely wipe the Mac of all its data and contents with the help of iCloud. Remotely wiping a Mac goes a step further though and not only removes all data from the computer, but locks it down so that it's unusable without a set passcode, plus displays a message you provide. This is excellent anti-theft protection, and even if you never end up using it, it's good to know how to do.
- iCloud configured on the Mac in question
- OS X Lion 10.7.2 or later installed on the Mac
- Access to a web browser and iCloud.com, or the Find My iPhone iOS app (free)
If you meet the requirements, here is how to use the remote wipe feature.
Remote Wipe a Mac with iCloud
- Go to iCloud.com and click on "Find My iPhone", or launch the Find My iPhone app in iOS
- Locate the Mac on the map, and click the "i" next to the computers name
- At the Info screen, click on "Remote Wipe"
- Enter a passcode twice for recovery, this will be necessary to know if the Mac is recovered so that it can be unlocked
- Enter a message to be shown on the Mac after it has been wiped, putting a "Property of Bill Gates, if found please contact 1-888-555-1212" message is a good idea
- Click on "Wipe" and confirm
The Mac will be wiped clear of personal data and become essentially useless until the passcode has been entered. This rates up there with some of the best anti-theft software available, and considering that iCloud and Find My Mac is completely free to use, there is no reason to not have this setup in case of emergency.
It should be noted this is not a reasonable approach to simply formatting a Mac hard drive, which is best done locally with the Disk Utility application.
For more remote control fun, remember that you can sleep a Mac remotely through email or SSH too. It's less dramatic, but perhaps more practical on a day to day basis.


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Here's a quick roundup of stories you might have missed recently.
Broadway Bares Stays Online Another Year
Broadway stars will take it off for a good cause again this year—once again from home. The striptacular Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefit Broadway Bares: Twerk From Home will be held virtually on June 20 at 9PM ET. The tantalizing event will be directed by Bares creator and Tony winner Jerry Mitchell, with co-directors Laya Barak and Nick Kenke. Over 170 dancers will perform for the benefit, which will be choreographed by Barak, Kenkel, John Alix, Al Blackstone, Frank Boccia, Karla Garcia, Jonathan Lee, Ray Mercer, Dylan Pearce, Jenn Rose, Luis Salgado, Michael Lee Scott, Gabriella Sorretino, Kellen Stancil, Rickey Tripp and James Alonzo White. "Being back with the Broadway Bares family to create Twerk from Home has been an incredible reminder of how beautiful our theater community is, both inside and out," Mitchell said. "We'll be back in person in 2022 to celebrate Bares' 30th birthday. Until then, let's Twerk from Home!" Watch it at broadwaycares.org/bares2021, on Broadway Cares' YouTube channel or on broadwaybares.org. Though the stream is free, donations are welcome.
Dorothy Dandrige: The Musical Gets Reading
N'Kenge will star in a private industry reading of Dorothy Dandrige: The Musical, directed by Tony winner Tamara Tunie, on May 27. The show, which tells the true story of Hollywood's very first African- American movie star, features a book and lyrics by Emmy winner Trey Ellis and music and lyrics by Shelton Becton. Produced by N'Kenge and Richard Bell, the reading's cast includes Aisha de Haas, Dawn Derow, Benjamin Eakeley, C.K. Edwards, Dewitt Fleming, Jr., Jared Grimes, Marva Hicks, John Preator, Natalie Renee and Stuart Zagnet. Dorothy Dandridge: The Musical is a joyous, spectacular song and dance celebration of a gorgeous woman pioneer who dared to dream. The show is slated for a two-week workshop with Amas Musical Theatre and will be featured in the company's fourth annual "Dare to be Different" Festival at A.R.T./New York Theatres in spring 2022.
Anthony McCarten & Scooter Braun to Create Phantom Retelling
Phans of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera know the story is based on Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel Le Fantome de L'Opera. Andrew Oscar-nominated screenwriter Anthony McCarten and his Muse Of Fire Productions has teamed with Scooter Braun's SB Projects and producer/financier Compelling Pictures' Denis O'Sullivan & Jeff Kalligheri for Phantom, the working title of a music-filled, big scale contemporary psychological thriller film loosely inspired by the novel, according to Deadline. The movie will be set in London's contemporary music scene. Braun, who manages a roster of music stars like Idina Menzel, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato and more, will engage a group of today's leading songwriters and music producers to create new songs for the film. A production timeline and casting will be announced later.
Broadway Advocacy Coalition Announces New Program
The Broadway Advocacy Coalition has launched its newest program, Reimagining Equitable Productions. Created to address equity concerns, the program will develop custom workshops designed to confront inequalities in rehearsal and performance spaces. Through a multi-day workshop, cast, creatives, management and producers will come together to engage in a process of deepening relationships, developing an awareness of inequitable systems and their histories, envisioning alternative possibilities and identifying systems of accountability. BAC will initially work with the companies of Company and Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. Disney Theatrical Productions will be working with BAC on a customized pilot process alongside members of the companies of Broadway's Aladdin and The Lion King as well as touring productions of Frozen and The Lion King. "The industry is finally awakening to the importance of utilizing the first day of rehearsal for naming a standard of equity within the workplace and measures of holding that standard accountable," said BAC Co-Founder and President Britton Smith. REP was developed by Smith, Zhailon Levingston, Leia Squillace and Columbia Law School professor and Director of the Center for Institutional and Social Change Susan Sturm.


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Some 20,000 people from across the world – mostly Australians, Japanese and Britons – will pack the eastern town of Bunol, many wearing goggles to protect their eyes from the stinging juice, before launching into a gigantic one-hour food fight.
This year, for the first time, they are paying a minimum of €10 (£8.60) for the privilege of pelting each other with tomatoes in streets that end up flooded in red juice.
The price rises to €750 (£647) to get up on one of the six trucks that will bring in a record 130 tonnes of tomatoes.
Some 5,000 free tickets have been set aside for Bunol residents.
Organisers have cut the number of participants by half citing safety concerns over the size of crowds.
This year, the festival will count on 180 safety officials, 50 private security as well as police and organisers. Emergency services will have nine ambulances, and several helicopters.
"This is the first year we are charging for access to this popular festival due the need to limit the crowd for safety reasons," Bunol town hall said in a statement.
"We have had a problem for the past eight or 10 years: the Tomatina is not controlled, we don't know how many people are going to come," Bunol Mayor Joaquin Masmano Palmer told Spanish media.
But the town also says organising the food fight represents a "heavy cost" for public finances.
For the first time, a private company, SpainTastic, has been charged with selling entry tickets to the Tomatina, sparking concern that recession-hit Spain's town festivals may be on the path to privatisation.
Days before the festival, almost all tickets offered by SpainTastic were sold out.
Among the top ticket buyers were Australians with 19.2 per cent of the total, Japanese with 17.9 per cent, Britons with 11.2 per cent, Spaniards with 7.8 per cent and Americans 7.5 per cent.
About 60 per cent of the tickets went to people aged between 18 and 35. The oldest was 82.
Tourists also will be able to buy official Tomatina T-shirts, caps and coffee mugs.
Spain's leading daily El Pais said Bunol town hall had a debt of 4.1 million euros and the tomato fight would cost 140,000 euros.
The mayor has reportedly said the town hall hopes this year's food fight will bring in economic benefits exceeding last year's estimate of €300,000 because paying for entry "changes the level" of participant.
Though the origins of the event are unclear, it is thought to have its roots in a food fight between children during a parade in the mid-1940s.
It has grown in size as international press coverage has brought more and more people to the festival.
After the fight, many of the revellers head to the local river to wash off the pulp.
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